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Former US President and presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the New York Young Republican Club's 111th annual gala in New York on December 9, 2023. AFP
Politics

Has the Populist Right become the new normal?

Christopher Phillips 10 December 2023
A $100 banknote with the face of Argentine President-elect Javier Meli printed during his election campaign ahead of the runoff elections he won on November 19. Reuters
Business & Economy

Argentina: From the peso crisis to the dollar curse

Toufic Chanbour 05 December 2023

Cartoonist Antonio Rodríguez: The Gaza war hurts and angers me

The established political cartoonist, who hails from Mexico City, has been putting pen to paper to illustrate the ongoing war in Palestine. He tells Al Majalla why freedom of expression is at risk.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 21 November 2023
Friedrich Nietzsche with his mother. Getty Images

Food for thought: Philosophers Kant, Nietzsche on nutrition

The relationship between nutrition – or more generally, the body – and the mind has long been a topic of interest for philosophers. Kant and Nietzsche offer two differing perspectives.

Abdel Salam Ben Abdelali 21 November 2023
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2023. Reuters

Germany and Turkey agree to disagree on Gaza

The two countries trade barbs on Gaza war, but economic and defence ties remain top priority

Omer Onhon 20 November 2023
A soldier on board a tank looks out over an Egyptian street during the Suez Crisis Getty Images

There's a lesson in the 1956 Suez Crisis as Gaza war rages on

Biden can learn important lessons from how Eisenhower handled the 1956 Suez war, argues Syrian historian Sami Moubayed

Sami Moubayed 19 November 2023

'Nuke Gaza': The 'Madman' nuclear rhetoric is back again

Why are various politicians in different locations seemingly embracing rhetoric around mass destruction?

Steve Hewitt 17 November 2023
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street

David Cameron may say 'I'm back'

Braverman got her wish and was duly sacked. But If the Conservatives lose the next election, she will be a shoo-in for the leadership of her defeated party.

Bryn Haworth 16 November 2023
There is a new feverish race to invest in Africa, which has 30% of the world's mineral reserves and 40% of its gold deposits, as well as of cobalt, uranium, platinum, and chromium to boot. Jay Torres

All eyes on Africa resources amidst global energy transition

There is a new feverish race to invest in Africa, which has 30% of the world's mineral reserves and 40% of its gold deposits, as well as of cobalt, uranium, platinum, and chromium to boot.

Alice Gower 16 November 2023
Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist and playwright, writing in his study in Yasnaia Polyana in 1909. AFP

Tolstoy's cross-cultural kinships with Gandhi and Imam Abduh

Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, an advocate of peace, love, tolerance, and non-violence, deeply admired Islam. His message resonated with major figures, from Mahatma Gandhi to the Grand Mufti of Egypt.

Paul Chaoul 15 November 2023
President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Nusa Dua, in Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 14, 2022. AP File

There are no total wins in Biden-Xi summit

Presidents Biden, focussed on security, and Xi, focussed on the economy, may strike an item or two from their to-do lists in San Francisco, but the a-la-carte agreement will have limited success.

Shirley Ze Yu 15 November 2023
A prosperous Africa has massive potential to drive global economic growth, which would benefit China greatly. As such, the two may seek to reshape the global order. Luca D'Urbino

Will Africa be China’s economic saviour?

Due to their political histories, Africa and China share common grievances and aspirations. Today, they're a perfect match: what one lacks, the other provides. But what does the future hold?

Shirley Ze Yu 14 November 2023
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Politics

How Israel misread Hamas

06 December 2023

The intelligence failure that led Israel to misread Egypt in 1973 is, in fact, the same as that which led it to believe Hamas was not looking for war.

Michael Horowitz
In its stated goal to eradicate Hamas, Israel has vowed to hunt down its leaders across the world. Al Majalla profiles the long list of Palestinian figures killed by Israel. AlMajalla
Documents & Memoirs

Top Israeli assassinations of Palestinian figures over the years

08 December 2023

In its stated goal to eradicate Hamas, Israel has vowed to hunt down its leaders across the world. Al Majalla profiles the long list of Palestinian figures killed by Israel.

Sami Moubayed
Sebastien Thibault
Politics

Gaza is Biden's other defining foreign policy issue

09 December 2023

Besides the war in Ukraine, Gaza has been a defining foreign policy challenge for the Biden administration and larger US interests in the Middle East

Caroline Rose
CEO of Red Sea International Film Festival, Mohammed Al Turki speaks on stage during the Closing Night Gala Awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 08, 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

Red Sea Film Festival kicks off with international and Saudi productions

30 November 2023

The festival kicks off with the world premiere of the Saudi film "Inheritance", directed by Yasir Al-Yasiri, along with 35 other Saudi films.

Abdul Rahman Farouk
Israel has allocated $8bn for the war, which is a loss to its economy, while the war drains an additional $260mn per day from the Israeli economy. Ewan White
Business & Economy

Israel can recover economic losses but not investor confidence

08 December 2023

Israel has allocated $8bn for the war, which is a loss to its economy, while the war drains an additional $260mn per day from the Israeli economy.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas

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